species evolve
as long as they can
and so defer extinction
maybe ours still can
… and evolve into loving being:
at the heart of being is love,
loving being, being free from fear,
sharing the present with all being,
and seeing stories as stories
past and future are present – as stories
a thought is a story, and words are thoughts expressed: stories – all we can tell, all we know
all we know is stories
the whole is all that is – the present – stories included
the whole is the present, this being shared with all
nothing exists apart from the whole
recast for nothing, these are the three marks of existence:
nothing doesn’t change … nothing isn’t dukkha … nothing depends on nothing
/ nothing isn’t dukkha: nothing is perfect, complete, ideal, and beyond change and dependence
nothing coexists with the whole
nothing is other than the whole
no one is
whatever else is thought
or said of anyone,
there is always this:
not even an
asshole
is other than
the whole
no one is other than the whole
be well: whenever possible
avoid harming any being
consider this a zeroth precept,
happily observed along with
the following guidelines
by anyone serious about being well
avoid killing, stealing, cheating,
lying, and otherwise denying
awareness to any being – including
the being mistaken for you
be well and want no more
be well – pay attention to what is, to direct experience,
to the miracle of being aware of being – and want no more
nothing less than our survival rests on wanting nothing more
may none want more than they need to be and let be, to live and let live
and pay attention to what is, to direct experience, to being aware of being
with love, compassion, joy, and equanimity
may species evolve
for as long as they can
and so defer extinction
may all be well and want no more
2026-11-10T11−07* / date may be recorded with an embedded link to this post at bit.ly/dateposted
TK* / to come* (!?) … asterisks here link to something* … see *this* for more on links
this credo follows one from 2024* – with minor edits to update it
be well … being well / please read well as whole in this post and in related contexts
may all be well* – and want no more
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